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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by ToucanLoucan on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @12:03PM (#38381828)
> IMO, the only reason to see creating it as a 501(c)(3) being a mistake is if you think cutting-edge machine learning is inherently going to be targeted by people looking to make a quick buck off of it.

I mean that's certainly been my experience of it thus far, is companies rushing to market with half-baked products that (allegedly) incorporate AI to do some task or another.

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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by danaris on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @12:10PM (#38381919)
I was specifically thinking of people seeing a non-profit doing stuff with ML, and trying to finagle their way in there to turn it into a profit for themselves.

(But yes; what you describe is absolutely happening left and right...)

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